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Strategies & Market Trends : Roger's 1998 Short Picks -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: J.S. who wrote (5766)3/31/1998 12:11:00 AM
From: vegetarian  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 18691
 
>>Can one (legally) take on a short position by exercising a put option and having your broker "borrow" the shares for the delivery?<<

I once asked Etrade if it could be done, the answer was no.
They said that exercising a put and shorting a stock were separate transactions and could not be combined into one.
Not sure what other brokers say, but I doubt you will have much luck with this.


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